The lead singer of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots was arrested
over the weekend on suspicion of drug possession.
Police stopped Scott Weiland, 35, at 11:45 p.m. Saturday in the
100 block of Elm Court because the BMW he was riding in did not have
its lights on, police said. Officers searched the car and found a
syringe and substances identified as heroin and cocaine, police and
district attorney’s officials said.
Weiland was arrested on suspicion of possessing both drugs, while
the car’s driver, 28-year-old Jennifer Sires of Los Angeles, was
charged with one count of heroin possession, district attorney’s
officials said. The singer was released at 5:30 a.m. Sunday after
posting $10,000 bail, and police said he was cooperative throughout
the arrest.
The band’s front man has been arrested on drug-related charges in
the past, and in 1999 served jail time for failing to complete
drug-rehabilitation programs, news reports said. Stone Temple Pilots
achieved their highest notoriety in the early 1990s with songs like
“Plush” and “Interstate Love Song.”
Ben Godar
